Rafa

OK, I though I will give you an update. I sent my faulty FTX back to the shop. They will replace all electrical parts. I have also purchased ABSIMA 10 Turn Sport System 3 to converted FTX to brashness. I am expecting to received the car back on Monday. I was initially prepared to spend £400-500 on a new car (if I was going to return FTX and and request a full refund) so I decided I will still keep this budget and I went to buy Arrma Big Rock. FTX with the conversion was £185 and Big Rock £290. FTX will be used by my son (it was his xmas present) and Arrma will be mine. I was very close to buy 6S just because I wanted something bigger but decided against it just in case I will get bored at some stage. I was also looking at other such kraton 4s (most of forums said its too expensive for what you get) Bison V3, DHK Maxiums etc. My main criteria for the purchase was size, UK stock only and cost of extras such batteries. I had a 5 min run (only arrived last night)with the Big Rock and its insane quick for me. I would definitely like 1/5 scale at some point but for me (I know many will disagree) 3s in terms of performance is more than enough.

Fair comment regarding 4s. I like the size of 6s a seems big and I know it has slightly better build. If we were going to talk double amount of money the yeah no point but it’s “only” £100 and I can run it on 4s. Need to deal with my current FTX though.

I agree I defo don’t need 6s. I actually mentioned this couple if times as for me this is OTT. The reason why I like 6s is that they seems to be 1/8 rather than 1/10. Big RC look cool imho but I’m sure there are cons to it. I am beginning to think that Kraton 4s is the one. My final question is regarding battery. I have almost brand new 2S Overlander 7.4 55C 7600mah. Do I just buy one big 4s for the Kraton or just add another big 2S and run on two?

Wow! need some cleaning haha

This is the options I was considering Senton 6s Granite 3s BLX Keaton 6s It’s a hard choice and being new to RC world it’s even harder to choose. I know I can comfortably spend £1000 but I now there is no point ( I might get bored after few months or so) I said my budget is £400-450 but happy to spend less and a Happy to spend a bit more. It’s about finding the sweet spot and find something that is quick, can handle jumps ( don’t need them to fly 20 yards), can crawl up the sandy hills and it’s capable of doing some drifts on the sand. FTX when working was hitting all the spots apart from the speed hence why I ordered a new engine which I due to arrive tomorrow. Question is do I upgrade the car and hope that it won’t fail again or do I send all back add extra £200 and have something much more reliable. I can’t comment about FTX durability as I never had the chance to really test it du le to it’s constant electrical failures.

Absolutely disappointed so far. The shop I bought it form keep sending spares and tell me how to fix it but even they run out of idea at some stage and had to contact FTX customer service. Despite all the videos provided to the customer care they couldn’t tell what is wrong with the car. They asked me to replace part by part. When I finally thought this is now sorted as I managed to play for under an hour after 6 weeks ( during which reverse stopped working) today it wouldn’t work at all. I am not sure if I am unlucky or whether FTX is just unreliable.

We are both new to it so I wouldn’t say great. As I said it before I think 6s is way too much for what we need but at the same time I don’t want to regret it again.

Thank you for your help lads. I am after something similar to FTX. I like the speed when needed and off-road capability. I looked at Arrma already. Granite looks like a bargain ( on offer around £268) The other option is craton 6s but it’s a bit pricey and not sure if it’s not OTT. I purchase the FTX from the online shop. They have been very helpful and are always trying to resolve every issue promptly but I’m just getting really annoyed now.

Hi I bought FTX Outlaw 6 weeks back. I managed to use the car for about 40-50min as it’s constantly faulty. I already had receiver, controller and servo replaced. I just ordered brushless engine which is due to arrive next week. When it works it’s a fantastic toy ( bought for my son for Xmas) but I can’t not longer look at my son’s disappointed face ( I am also gutted). I am thinking about returning the car back to the shop and getting something slightly better. Is FTX prone to faults or is it genuinely issue with all RC cars? Any suggestion in regards to the potential replacement? Ideally I wouldn’t like to spend more than £400-450. Thanks for you help.

I have contacted the shop. I had new parts sent to me (receiver, controller, servo) I replaced the first two but there is no change to the cars behaviour. I sent a link to the shop and they said that they never seen this before so they will need to contact FTX customer service. link below: https://www.dropbox.com/s/upprrlu2bxvjksx/IMG_6991.MOV?dl=0

Hi I am new to the RC world. I purchased FTX Outlaw Brushed for Xmas as RTR package. I took the car out yesterday and I believe there is something wrong with it. Car keep turning it’s wheels left to the right constantly without even being touched. It will stop but then it starts again. Once wiggling stop it will either turn it’s wheels left or right making impossible to go in straight line. We took it out yesterday for about 20min and we only managed to play with it for couple of minutes as it was impossible to ride the car. Is it something simple or should I return the car to the shop? thank you for your help rafa